Reflection and Deepening Module

Session #4: Engagement in Sports Performance

Session Overview

The objective of this session is to discuss the areas of your athletic life where you feel complete engagement, as well as those where you could increase your presence and involvement to progress. We will explore the actions to take to maintain strong and lasting engagement.

Session Objectives:

• Help the athlete strengthen their engagement in their daily practice and in their sports relationships.
• Foster authentic and present communication.
• Improve self-confidence and belief in one's abilities.

ENGAGEMENT

Question 1

• For you, what does the word "engagement" mean in the context of your sports career?
• Can you describe a situation where you felt fully engaged in your performance?
• What does this experience represent for you as an athlete?

Question 2

• Currently, are there people or situations in your athletic life where you think you could increase your level of engagement?
• Why is it important for you to invest more in these relationships or situations?
• What results do you hope to achieve by strengthening your engagement?

Question 3

• Do you have any worries or fears that hinder your engagement in your sports progression?
• Why do these concerns seem important to you?
• What impacts do they have on your performance?

Question 4

• Is there someone in your athletic life with whom you think you are not being completely honest about your goals or intentions?
• What is the emotional impact of this situation for you?
• If you could adjust this relationship, how would you do it?

Question 5

• If you could intensify your engagement and confidence: What would you stop doing immediately to stay focused? What would you start doing to achieve your sports goals?

End of Session Anchoring

Take a moment to visualize the commitments made today and imagine applying them. Feel the effects and benefits that this level of engagement brings to your sports progression.

Session Work Sheet

Session #4: Engagement in Sports Performance

Part 1: Understanding the Fears that Hinder Engagement

As an athlete, you may face certain fears that hinder your total engagement. These fears can manifest in various ways, especially when it comes to pushing your limits and aiming for ambitious goals.

Here are four common fears:

• Fear of loss: the fear of losing something important, such as time with loved ones, personal comfort, or opportunities in other areas.
• Fear of the process: the fear that the process of transformation or intensive training will be too demanding or difficult.
• Fear of the result: the fear that all the efforts made will not yield the expected results, that achieving a goal will not be as satisfying as anticipated.
• Fear of rejection: the fear that your sports choices or priorities will be misunderstood or not accepted by your loved ones.

To strengthen your engagement in your sports practice, take a moment to reflect on these fears and complete the sentences below. Use an additional sheet if necessary.

Exercise

Think of a sports goal or dream that you have not yet pursued with all your engagement and complete the sentences below:

• I have not pursued this goal with more engagement because I fear losing...
• I have not pursued this goal with more engagement because I fear that the process will be difficult due to...
• I have not pursued this goal with more engagement because I fear that the final result will not meet my expectations, because...
• I have not pursued this goal with more engagement because I fear rejection from certain people in my life, due to...

When I have overcome all my fears and have total engagement, my sports career will be different in this way...

• Describe how your life and sports practice will be different with complete engagement.

Part 2: Strengthening Your Engagement in Your Sports and Relational Life

Expressing your authentic thoughts, ambitions, and needs is essential to maintaining strong engagement, both in your sports practice and in your relationships. This requires courage but will bring you greater self-confidence and strengthen your professional and personal relationships.

Answer the following sentences to clarify your engagement goals:

• If I am honest, I have not yet expressed my true thoughts, needs, or ambitions to the following people... and it costs me...
• One person or situation to which I will dedicate myself and engage in the next five days is...
• Why is this important to me?
• How will I go about doing this?

Three areas of my sports career where I will undertake more engaged actions in the next 60 days are...

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And here are the concrete actions I will commit to in order to achieve these goals:

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